Rihanna may have been the main draw for a lot of attendees — myself included — but after sitting through two inspiring hours of amazing women, I’ve come out the other side of Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards a new man.

In addition to the songbird, Amy Poehler, Dr. Maya Angelou, Stella McCartney, Serena Williams and Maria Shriver all received recognition. But it was the non-tabloid staples that left me in the biggest state of awe.

US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice, Google VP Marissa Mayer, Current TV journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, Worldwide Orphans Foundation activist Jane Aronson and the women of Iran’s One Million Signatures campaign each had the crowd jumping to their feet in celebration of their fearless accomplishments.

It was a night I shant soon forget — and one that I can relive over and over thanks to this super spiffy gallery! OK, so maybe I’m not a new man, but I definitely feel like a more informed one!